Depressing concrete. Rowdy teenagers playing. No respect, then you. Beautiful Aryan youth Understand. Lest we forget Trying out Tanka. A response to a visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Sharing with dverse poets http://dversepoets.com/
wow. went to the holocaust museum here in the states...stilling... i am glad that we can see beyond th differences and hate i know on some level it still exists but....
I had to look up "Tanka" ["the tanka employs a turn, known as a pivotal image, which marks the transition from the examination of an image to the examination of the personal response." ] WELL DONE! ZQ
ZQ, it's new to me as well, so just learning. Did you find out about the formation, it should be 31 syllables, 5/7/5/7/7. Thanks for the kind comments.
Powerful stuff - you have captured a lot here in a few lines and a moment of insight - as captured by your picture - very good... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com
Powerful in its brevity. And to think there are those who truly want to believe it never really happened, or want others to do so. The most pertinent and important lesson in the history of the human race. No, it must never be forgotten,
This is a great capture, concrete, respect, understanding, these all fit brilliantly togethrer
ReplyDeleteAlan, the little fella just walked into my picture and got me thinking.
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Pea
One of the places I would like to visit ~ Never to forget ~ Good one ~
ReplyDeleteGrace, it was a weird place to visit.
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Pea
Many to blame for the Holocaust, and children on both sides the victims of adult decisions.
ReplyDeleteKerry, so often the kids are the innocent victims.
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excellent write.. with some power and understanding... well done Pea...
ReplyDeleteThanks Robert
DeleteI appreciate it.
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Mary, I hope not!
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Pea
wow. went to the holocaust museum here in the states...stilling...
ReplyDeletei am glad that we can see beyond th differences and hate
i know on some level it still exists but....
It's a chilling place Brian.
Deletewe are all entwined as far back and as far forward as we can go...we forgive but we do not forget....and hopefully, we learn
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with you,
DeleteBlessings
Pea
I had to look up "Tanka"
ReplyDelete["the tanka employs a turn, known as a pivotal image, which marks the transition from the examination of an image to the examination of the personal response." ]
WELL DONE!
ZQ
ZQ, it's new to me as well, so just learning. Did you find out about the formation, it should be 31 syllables, 5/7/5/7/7.
DeleteThanks for the kind comments.
yes thank you. It was compared to a Sonnet :-)
DeleteOh was it? I need to do more research! Thanks.
DeleteWe must never forget. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anthony
DeleteKind of you to say.
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Pea
I love "understand - lest we forget". Powerful write on such an important topic.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry
DeleteIt's kind of you to say.
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I hope he really got it!
ReplyDeleteOh who knows, but it was a moment that came out of the blue and he was behaving unlike many of his fellow teenagers.
DeleteWell I have to second ZQ--well done!
ReplyDeleteCheers Audrey
Deletewell-penned, Pea ~
ReplyDeleteI thank you very much.
Deletesuch a beautiful thought/moment captured. lovely writing! :)
ReplyDeleteDo I call you Stacy or Stacy Lynn?
DeleteThanks for your kind comments.
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Powerful stuff - you have captured a lot here in a few lines and a moment of insight - as captured by your picture - very good... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Scott
DeletePowerful in its brevity. And to think there are those who truly want to believe it never really happened, or want others to do so. The most pertinent and important lesson in the history of the human race. No, it must never be forgotten,
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Elizabeth
DeleteI don't understand the people who deny it, how can they deny the irrefutable facts?
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It's quite an experience to visit anything that reminds us of such awful history. Thank you for your poem.
ReplyDeleteMyrna
DeleteIt was my pleasure, sort of!
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Thanks Loredana. Still an absolute beginner with all these poetry matters.
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Pea
Such a strong emotion you have captured beautifully in your write...
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Ankita
Thanks Ankita,
DeleteIt's very kind of you to say so.
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Pea
good work on the tanka. :)
ReplyDeletethis kid knows the meaning of "respect".
Cheers,
DeleteI hope he does, he was one of the few who was behaving.
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